It was January 1963When Johnny came home with a gift for meHe said "I bought it for you because I love youAnd I bought it for you because it's your birthday too"He was so very nice he was so very kindTo think of me at this point in timeI used to think of him, He used think of me

He told me to close my eyesMy gift would be a great surpriseI saw tears were in his eyesHe never meant to hurt me

Oh God Johnny don't point that gun at meThere's so many ways our lives have changedBut please I beg don't do this to meJohnny don't point that gun at meCan I save my life at any price?For God's sake won't you listen to me?

And though he was ashamed that he had took a lifeJohnny came home with another wifeAnd he often remembered how it used to beBefore that special occasion 1963There was too many ways that you could kill someoneLike in a love affair when the love has goneHe used to think of her, she used to think of him

He told me to close my eyesMy gift would be a great surpriseI saw hatred in his eyesHe never meant to hurt me

Oh God Johnny don't point that gun at meThere's so many ways our lives have changedBut please I beg don't do this to meJohnny you keep on using meCan I change my life for any price?Oh Johnny won't you listen to me?

He told me to close my eyesMy gift would be a great surpriseI saw hatred in his eyesHe never meant to hurt me

Oh God Johnny don't point that gun at meThere's so many ways our lives have changedBut please I beg don't do this to me

Johnny you keep on using meCan I change my life for any price?Oh Johnny won't you listen to me?

I just want you to be mineI don't want this world to shineI don't want this bridge to burnOh Johnny do you miss me?I just want to feel freeI will always feel freeI will always feel freeI will always feel freeI will always feel free